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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
age
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
AUTHOR
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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
baby
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
baby's
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
CARRIED
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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
child
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
contrived
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
cradle
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
DESCRIPTION
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
dexterous
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
dressing
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
FARMER'S
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From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
fit
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.
MARKET-TOWN
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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
METROPOLIS
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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
mistress
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
mother
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
needle
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
night
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
nine
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
old
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
PARTICULARS
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From this reading THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.
parts
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
skilful
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DESCRIPTION OF THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER.
THEN
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From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PARTICULARS OF THIS JOURNEY.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AUTHOR CARRIED TO A MARKET-TOWN, AND THEN TO THE METROPOLIS.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
up
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From this reading Her mother and she contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against night.
very
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.
years
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From this reading My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, a child of toward parts for her age, very dexterous at her needle, and skilful in dressing her baby.